The ecology and taxonomy of Synechococcus from saltwater lakes in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

• Main Author: Rankin, LM
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Cyanobacteria; Cyanobacterial blooms; Microbial ecology; Antarctic; Vestfold Hills; Vestfold; Ace Lake; Pendant Lake; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21316/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21316/1/whole_RankinLynneM1998_thesis.pdf

In 1992, a marine Synechococcus was discovered in a meromictic lake in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. This thesis describes the ecology and taxonomy of this organism. Ace Lake is a saltwater, meromictic that was isolated from the marine environment approximately 6000 years ago. In 1992, The lake wa...